Landowners were constantly informed of the requirement of land for permanent diversion works, says NLCIL
The HinduCentral Public Sector Enterprise NLC India Ltd. has said people in Mel Valayamadevi village in Cuddalore district whose lands were acquired by the company for diversion of the Upper Paravanar canal were constantly informed of the requirement of land for permanent diversion works. “Paravanar is the main river in NLCIL’s Mines 2 area and during monsoon, the excess stormwater inundated surrounding agricultural fields and villages. In order to avoid this, NLCIL had planned to divert the excess stormwater, and a permanent diversion was conceptualised for a distance of 12 km.” “The lands required for this permanent diversion had been acquired in stages between 2006 and 2013 by paying the requisite compensation to the landowners as per norms. The NLCIL claimed that if the permanent canal was established, the agricultural fields along the canal would get copious water for irrigation and may even gain water for irrigation beyond the present level of 25,000 acres including the downstream portion up to Bhuvanagiri.
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